Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis

Raphael Rainer
Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Spouse Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis
Issue Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis
Full name
Raphael Rainer Karl Maria Joseph Antonius Ignatius Hubertus Lamoral
House House of Thurn and Taxis
Father Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria

Raphael Rainer Karl Maria Joseph Antonius Ignatius Hubertus Lamoral Prince of Thurn and Taxis (30 May 1906 at Regensburg, Germany - 8 June 1993 at Schwangau, Germany) was the sixth son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria.[1] He is the father of Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis, the heir presumptive to Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

Early life

Raphael Rainer was born at Regensburg, Germany, the sixth son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria[2][3] Prince Raphael Rainer had six brothers and a sister. One of his brothers was Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (1902–1994), a member of the Order of Saint Benedict known as Pater Emmeram. Raphael Rainer received a humanistic education by private teachers.

Marriage and issue

On 24 May 1932 at Regensburg, Raphael Rainer married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis (19 October 1913 Berlin - 16 June 1997 Füssen). Prince Raphael Rainer and his wife Princess Margarete have only one child, a son Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis[1] Son Prince Max Emanuel was born on 7 September 1935 at Schloss Bullachberg.

Death

He died on 8 June 1993 at age 87 at Schwangau, Germany.

Styles of
Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style His Serene Highness
Spoken style Your Serene Highness
Alternative style Sir

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Honours

See also

Ancestry

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Raphael Rainer Prinz von Thurn und Taxis". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. Darryl Lundy (27 Jan 2009). "Albrecht Maria Joseph VIII Fürst von Thurn und Taxis". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  3. Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  4. Petropoulos, Jonathan (2006). Royals and the Reich: The Princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 111.

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